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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink I stamped the Savored & Treasured Sentiment on White cardstock, then layered it onto Black cardstock to create my focal point. Using the same cardstock I created the background, layered it onto my black cardstock, and used 3D Foam Tape to add my sentiment panel. Once this was complete I added the Black Enamel Dots. I also finished the inside of the card with the same background I created for the cover.

This sentiment is absolutely spot on, and I wanted to show it's elegance with a clean and simple design.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

This week Great Impressions Stamps is sponsoring the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge and the challenge is 'bling' and who doesn't like bling?

I had a great time combining stamps for this challenge...three in all. Birdie with spring flowers C401, Dainty Butterfly A149 and Happy Everything B246. In addition to bling on the butterflies and the birdie (which I couldn't capture) there is bling on all the flowers (which you can kinda see below). I love the happy happy, bright colors and layout of this card...so fun!

Now, don't forget, to play along with our challenge this month please head over to the page HERE and link it up so we can see! And, if you use a Great Impressions Stamp link it up to our customer gallery HERE as well!

Monday, March 28, 2016

Hi, friends! I am back today to share a new card using stamps from the Great Impressions online store! My card today is for the C.R.A.F.T. challenge this week. Great Impressions is sponsoring, and the theme is "Add Some Bling"! TOO fun! Take a peek at my offering...

I used the *NEW* H283 Louise With Ducklings image for this card. My goal was to make a card that any child would like, so I kept with primary and secondary colors, added some rhinestone flowers and punched butterflies, and colored the image with glittery gel pens for added sparkle and shine!

I added the main panel to a card base prepped with polka dot papers. I think this turned out super cute, and I hope you agree! Please leave a comment below to let me know what you think!

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Easter Greetings, crafty friends! Julie here with you today. We are sponsoring the CRAFT Challenge blog this week, and this is my entry for the challenge. I work in a nursing home for my "day job", and often am called upon to play organ at funerals for my "moonlighting" job. I can never have enough sympathy cards. The H251 Tall Tulips rubber stamp is perfect for sympathy cards.

I stamped the adorable Jelly Bean Time on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Since I stamped the image a week before coloring, I water-colored the image using my Marvy Markers. After cutting the image down to size, layering it onto some design paper and then to my panel, I added the Life is Sweeter Sentiment, which I split up, above and below the image. I thenapplied Glossy Accents to the jar of Jelly Beans, and added some bling to the flowers and each corner.

It's so much fun making coordinating envelopes for my cards and the Border of Jelly Beans is a perfect match for today's card.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Okay, it's Tuesday and you know that means it's Lorie with you here today! Shall we get started? First my project:

I had a pot of very pretty tulips that I wanted to give to a friend for Easter so you know I had to make a little tag to present them to her. For this super sweet tag I used F630 Harry With Egg and D517 Eggstra Special for the stamps and once again I've used the Cloud Stencil Kit to make the clouds. To start I used some shimmery white cardstock and stamped Harry then colored him and the grass with Copics before making the clouds using Bashful Blue ink. On the egg is some Smooch in Illuminate. The sentiment is stamped on a fun dimensional tag in Rich Razzleberry. A splash of a polka dot ribbon at the top and tahdah...you are all set!

Now, don't forget, to play along with our challenge this month please head over to the page HERE and link it up so we can see! And, if you use a Great Impressions Stamp link it up to our customer gallery HERE as well!

Monday, March 21, 2016

Hi, friends! I am back today to share a new card using stamps from the Great Impressions online store! My card today features a fun stamp that needs no sentiment, but it could go either way. I chose to go with NO sentiment! Take a peek...

This image is H267 Potted Flowers. I stamped it and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers. I then added some glitter, glossy accents, rhinestones, and a bit of faux stitching for more texture.

I then matted the focal panel with black cardstock. After doing that, I added the panel to a kraft card base that was prepped with some fun polka dot paper. I LOVE the way this turned out, and I hope you do, too! I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! :)

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Happy Saturday, fellow stamp lovers! Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. I have a good friend who will be turning 94 in a week or so. I try to make and send him a card each week. He's one of my biggest fans. So, of course, when his birthday rolls around, I try to make him something really special.

I used some fun hexagon dies to randomly die cut hexagons from my white card layer!

I then took the same hexagon dies and die cut the hexagon shape from different pattern paper!!

I picked bright colors as I wanted to make this card as fun as possible!!I then placed the hexagon patterned pieces into the die cut areas on the main layer. Four of them were adhered to the actual card base and the other three I used a pop-dot so they would be the same height as the layer.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

I stamped the lovely Spring Floral Border on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Since I stamped the image a week before coloring, I decided to watercolor the image with my Marvy Markers. Once it was dry I cut the image out with my pierced rectangle die.

Using a diagonal stitched die I cut the background with pink cardstock, and then cut some scrap design paper to go along the left side. Since my design didn't allow for the Happy Everything Sentiment to be together, I cut the stamp in half, and put half of the sentiment above the image and half below the image.

Next I added my background to my cardbase, adhered the Spring Floral Borderimage with 3D Foam Tape, then added a butterfly in the right hand corner with pearls in the center.

I'm happy to say that I love how my water coloring turned out since I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the image. The only smudge was caused when I put the sky in near the bottom of the image.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Hello all...Happy Tuesday! To follow the theme for the month I've made another fun bunny card for Easter using Hoppy Easter F438. Since it is such a simple stamp I thought building a scene for it would be perfect so I pulled out a grass die and the Cloud Stencil Kit from Great Impressions and got to work!

I added a few sequins in the sky and tied a bow with some white twine and I think this makes a super sweet Easter card!

Now, don't forget, to play along with our challenge this month please head over to the page HERE and link it up so we can see! And, if you use a Great Impressions Stamp link it up to our customer gallery HERE as well!